A method for transmitting a data set from an operating device to a drinks preparation machine includes by the operating device: registering an input or a selection, which specifies the data set; by the drinks preparation machine, triggered by the user: transmitting a machine address of the drinks preparation machine to the operating device (4); by the operating device: receiving the machine address and transmitting the data set and the machine address to a coordination server; by the coordination server: storing the machine address and, assigned thereto, the data set; by the coordination server: transmitting this data set to the drinks preparation machine; by the drinks preparation machine: storing the data set and/or executing an action according to the data set.
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4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission of the machine address of the drinks preparation machine to the operating device is effected via a communication which only acts in the near range.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission of the machine address of the drinks preparation machine to the operating device is effected via an optical communication channel.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the optical code is represented by a spatial or temporal variation of emitted light.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection is a selection, by a user of the operating device (4), amongst several operating modes.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein either the device name is transmitted to the operating device by the drinks preparation machine together with the transmission of the machine address to the operating device, or the device name is transmitted to the operating device by the coordination server after receiving the machine address from the operating device.
16. A drinks preparation machine, designed for carrying out the method according to claim 15.
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